diff --git a/git-gui/lib/commit.tcl b/git-gui/lib/commit.tcl
index 372bed9948390483d66036231fce2fe8964d7bb6..0d81432af53ba873d89421fa4767243818ab1f0a 100644 (file)
--- a/git-gui/lib/commit.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/commit.tcl
global is_detached repo_config
global pch_error
- if {$is_detached && $repo_config(gui.warndetachedcommit)} {
+ if {$is_detached
+ && ![file exists [gitdir rebase-merge head-name]]
+ && [is_config_true gui.warndetachedcommit]} {
set msg [mc "You are about to commit on a detached head.\
This is a potentially dangerous thing to do because if you switch\
to another branch you will loose your changes and it can be difficult\